Bottle seal



W. ASHTON March 27, 1934.

BOTTLE SEAL Filed June 24, 1932 FTg-E.

/ a V! TOP Patented Mar. 27, 1934 UNITED STATES- BOTTLE SEAL Ward Ashton, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Application June 24, 1932, Serial No. 619,104 In Great Britain January 19, 1932 2 Claims.

The invention relates to bottle seals generally, and more particularly to a seal that can be readily inserted and permanently secured in the neck of a bottle, and which must be broken or 5- punctured to permit removal of the contents of the bottle.

An object of the invention is to provide a bottle seal of very simple, but durable construction, that will at comparatively negligible cost more efficiently perform the functions required of it.

Another object is the provision of a seal of this description adaptable toany form of bottle for, in particular alcoholic beverages which will render tampering therewith impossible without 'being detected.

With the foregoing and other objects hereinafter more fully referred to, the invention comprises a sleeve member adapted to fit snugly into the neck of a bottle, and so formed as to provide, Iin combination with the bottle-neck, a space for molten or liquid material. The sleeve member is also formed with a vertically-extending passageway provided, at the lower end with a diaphragm, having a penetrable center registering .with said passageway, and which must be broken before the contents of the bottle can be poured out.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the following description, when taken .in connection with the accompanying illustration, of one specific embodiment thereof, While the scope of the invention will be more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference will now be had to the drawing and .ithe example of the invention disclosed therein,

solely for illustrative purposes.

In the drawing, in which like numerals of reference, indicate corresponding parts in each figure:

Fig. 1 is an enlarged sectional view of the neck of a bottle equipped with the seal.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the seal.

Referring now more particularly to the draw- ;ing A, designates the seal as a whole and B, the

neck of a bottle fitted with the seal, and in the present instance threaded on the outside to engage with the usual cap.

The member A, comprises a body 10, of any suitable material, having therethrough a passage Way 11, and inthe present example, formed With a top flange 12, to engage with shoulder 13, on the bottle-neck B, which is also bulged as at 14, to provide a space 15, between the neck and the member A, for molten or liquid cementing material, whereby the member A becomes part of the bottle-neck B. A passage 16, is also provided in the member A, communicating with the space 15, for injecting the cementing material. The lower end of the seal main passage way 11, is closed by a diaphragm 17, having a penetrable center 19, registering with the said passage, which when punctured permits the flow of liquid from the bottle. The sides 18, of the diaphragm are grooved as at 20, to engage with a washer, 21, of any suitable material and on which the body 10, presses down. Furthermore this washer is arranged to fit between the converging portion 22, of the bottle-neck, below bulged portion 14, and is thus securely held there by compression. The body 10, is, as here shown grooved at 23, to more effectively engage with the cementing material.

It will be understood that the member A, may be formed to provide a space 15, for the filler material, when forming the stopper seal for a straight shaped bottle-neck. Again the body 10, may be made in two pieces superimposed, and permitting the filler to be inserted over one piece before the other or top piece is placed in position. Also double seal may be provided by having a skin of suitable material across the top of the member A, closing the passage way 11.

In operation, the bottle having been filled, the member A, is inserted as a stopper and pressed down on the. washer, preferably of cork, 21. The filler such as liquid cement, molten glass or the like, is injected into the circumferential space 15, allowed to set and thus permanently securing said member in position. Nothing can then be taken from the bottle without puncturing the diaphragm 17, first, thereby plainly indicating the bottle has been used or tampered with. The punctured diaphragm is readily visible from without the bottle by tilting it back slightly.

Various forms of the device will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art, and it is therefore not intended that the present application should be limited to any particular form of construction, so that modifications may be made in the device, as described, within the scope of the claims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim for my invention is:

1. A bottle-seal comprising a stopper member having a main passageway therethrough, a penetrable seal for said passageway, and an auxiliary passageway in said stopper for the injection of filler material around the body of the stopper member to permanently retain the stopper in the being of such form as to provide a recess therebetween and means for admitting a liquid filler to said recess, after the stopper has been inserted, to permanently retain the stopper in the neck of the bottle, and a compressible washer surrounding the sealed end of the stopper and contacting with the interior of the bottle neck.

WARD ASHTON. 

